Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 2008 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | Total Vote |
D |
R |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Democratic |
Republican |
Libertarian |
Other |
1 |
NC | 4,268,941 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3.40% |
145,021 |
50.27% |
46.88% |
2.85% |
0.00% |
2 |
WA | 3,002,862 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6.48% |
194,614 |
53.24% |
46.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
3 |
IN | 2,703,752 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17.81% |
481,422 |
40.04% |
57.84% |
2.12% |
0.00% |
4 |
MO | 2,877,778 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
18.91% |
544,247 |
58.40% |
39.49% |
1.11% |
1.01% |
5 |
VT | 319,085 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
31.56% |
100,701 |
21.79% |
53.43% |
0.00% |
24.78% |
6 |
MT | 488,566 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
32.88% |
160,625 |
65.42% |
32.54% |
2.03% |
0.00% |
7 |
DE | 395,204 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
35.48% |
140,199 |
67.52% |
32.05% |
0.00% |
0.43% |
8 |
NH | 682,910 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
42.54% |
290,487 |
70.15% |
27.61% |
2.19% |
0.05% |
9 |
WV | 706,046 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
44.06% |
311,085 |
69.78% |
25.72% |
0.00% |
4.50% |
10 |
ND | 315,692 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
50.91% |
160,730 |
23.53% |
74.44% |
0.00% |
2.03% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | Total Vote |
D |
R |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Democratic |
Republican |
Libertarian |
Other |
1 |
UT | 945,525 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
57.91% |
547,546 |
19.72% |
77.63% |
2.62% |
0.02% |
2 |
ND | 315,692 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
50.91% |
160,730 |
23.53% |
74.44% |
0.00% |
2.03% |
3 |
WV | 706,046 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
44.06% |
311,085 |
69.78% |
25.72% |
0.00% |
4.50% |
4 |
NH | 682,910 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
42.54% |
290,487 |
70.15% |
27.61% |
2.19% |
0.05% |
5 |
DE | 395,204 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
35.48% |
140,199 |
67.52% |
32.05% |
0.00% |
0.43% |
6 |
MT | 488,566 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
32.88% |
160,625 |
65.42% |
32.54% |
2.03% |
0.00% |
7 |
VT | 319,085 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
31.56% |
100,701 |
21.79% |
53.43% |
0.00% |
24.78% |
8 |
MO | 2,877,778 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
18.91% |
544,247 |
58.40% |
39.49% |
1.11% |
1.01% |
9 |
IN | 2,703,752 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17.81% |
481,422 |
40.04% |
57.84% |
2.12% |
0.00% |
10 |
WA | 3,002,862 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6.48% |
194,614 |
53.24% |
46.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteDemocratic | Republican | Libertarian |
New Hampshire | 70.15% | Utah | 77.63% | North Carolina | 2.85% |
West Virginia | 69.78% | North Dakota | 74.44% | Utah | 2.62% |
Delaware | 67.52% | Indiana | 57.84% | New Hampshire | 2.19% |
Montana | 65.42% | Vermont | 53.43% | Indiana | 2.12% |
Missouri | 58.40% | North Carolina | 46.88% | Montana | 2.03% |
Independent | Green | Constitution |
Vermont | 21.87% | West Virginia | 4.46% | Missouri | 1.01% |
Delaware | 0.00% | Delaware | 0.00% | West Virginia | 0.03% |
Indiana | 0.00% | Indiana | 0.00% | Delaware | 0.00% |
Missouri | 0.00% | Missouri | 0.00% | Indiana | 0.00% |
Montana | 0.00% | Montana | 0.00% | Montana | 0.00% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
Utah | 19.72% | West Virginia | 25.72% | West Virginia | 0.00% |
Vermont | 21.79% | New Hampshire | 27.61% | Washington | 0.00% |
North Dakota | 23.53% | Delaware | 32.05% | Vermont | 0.00% |
Indiana | 40.04% | Montana | 32.54% | North Dakota | 0.00% |
North Carolina | 50.27% | Missouri | 39.49% | Delaware | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Utah | 396,715 | Missouri | 625,224 |
North Carolina | 299,112 | New Hampshire | 276,169 |
Indiana | 292,410 | Washington | 194,485 |
Vermont | 36,745 | Montana | 140,922 |
North Dakota | 24,804 | Delaware | 121,659 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Utah | 41.51% | New Hampshire | 40.39% |
Vermont | 10.88% | Delaware | 30.39% |
Indiana | 10.09% | Montana | 28.46% |
North Carolina | 9.34% | Missouri | 21.89% |
North Dakota | 7.05% | West Virginia | 14.56% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | North Carolina | 782,253 | West Virginia | -38,387 |
Indiana | 255,254 | | |
Washington | 192,804 | | |
Missouri | 158,179 | | |
Montana | 42,420 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | North Carolina | 22.44% | West Virginia | -5.16% |
Indiana | 10.42% | | |
Montana | 9.51% | | |
Delaware | 8.35% | | |
Washington | 6.86% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
County Ranks
Rank | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
1 | 270 | 296 | 0 |
2 | 286 | 270 | 0 |
3 | 10 | 0 | 330 |
Congressional District Ranks
Rank | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
1 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
2 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteDemocratic | Republican | Libertarian |
Deer Lodge, MT | 85.76% | Rich, UT | 89.05% | Broadwater, MT | 5.71% |
St. Louis, MO | 84.90% | Box Elder, UT | 87.98% | Millard, UT | 5.46% |
McDowell, WV | 83.25% | Morgan, UT | 87.91% | Pender, NC | 5.04% |
Silver Bow, MT | 82.84% | Uintah, UT | 87.42% | Juab, UT | 4.93% |
Mason, WV | 80.02% | Duchesne, UT | 87.30% | Orange, NC | 4.66% |
Brooke, WV | 79.76% | Utah, UT | 87.09% | Owen, IN | 4.26% |
Glacier, MT | 78.73% | Iron, UT | 86.47% | Brunswick, NC | 4.26% |
Cabell, WV | 77.80% | Garfield, UT | 85.66% | Stokes, NC | 4.26% |
Wetzel, WV | 77.76% | Cache, UT | 85.30% | Wayne, IN | 4.24% |
Mingo, WV | 77.38% | Piute, UT | 84.55% | New Hanover, NC | 4.21% |
Independent | Green | Constitution |
Washington, VT | 29.53% | Monongalia, WV | 11.28% | Saline, MO | 9.67% |
Lamoille, VT | 27.31% | Gilmer, WV | 7.30% | Shannon, MO | 4.74% |
Addison, VT | 23.32% | Pocahontas, WV | 7.21% | Douglas, MO | 4.57% |
Chittenden, VT | 23.25% | Calhoun, WV | 7.18% | Polk, MO | 3.58% |
Orange, VT | 23.14% | Preston, WV | 6.75% | Cedar, MO | 3.32% |
Orleans, VT | 21.43% | Kanawha, WV | 6.54% | Atchison, MO | 2.89% |
Grand Isle, VT | 21.37% | Jefferson, WV | 6.09% | Holt, MO | 2.79% |
Windham, VT | 21.03% | Boone, WV | 5.86% | Mercer, MO | 2.77% |
Caledonia, VT | 20.07% | Lincoln, WV | 5.40% | Dade, MO | 2.57% |
Rutland, VT | 19.93% | Roane, WV | 5.24% | Dallas, MO | 2.41% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteDemocratic | Republican | Libertarian |
Box Elder, UT | 8.90% | Deer Lodge, MT | 12.61% | Wyoming, WV | 0.00% |
Rich, UT | 9.03% | St. Louis, MO | 13.01% | Wood, WV | 0.00% |
Morgan, UT | 9.10% | McDowell, WV | 14.59% | Wirt, WV | 0.00% |
Uintah, UT | 10.00% | Silver Bow, MT | 15.65% | Wetzel, WV | 0.00% |
Utah, UT | 10.06% | Mason, WV | 16.80% | Webster, WV | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesDemocratic | Republican | Libertarian |
King, WA | 583,357 | King, WA | 325,820 | Wake, NC | 16,486 |
St. Louis, MO | 357,649 | Salt Lake, UT | 250,311 | Salt Lake, UT | 8,978 |
Jackson, MO | 227,267 | Marion, IN | 209,955 | Mecklenburg, NC | 8,234 |
Wake, NC | 224,032 | Mecklenburg, NC | 199,340 | Marion, IN | 7,375 |
Mecklenburg, NC | 199,677 | Wake, NC | 197,244 | Guilford, NC | 7,326 |
New Castle, DE | 180,240 | St. Louis, MO | 180,278 | St. Louis, MO | 5,719 |
Snohomish, WA | 167,175 | Pierce, WA | 159,363 | Durham, NC | 5,341 |
Pierce, WA | 166,562 | Snohomish, WA | 150,205 | Buncombe, NC | 4,870 |
Marion, IN | 160,318 | Utah, UT | 136,753 | Forsyth, NC | 4,769 |
Guilford, NC | 136,995 | Spokane, WA | 112,570 | Hillsborough, NH | 4,601 |
Independent | Green | Constitution |
Chittenden, VT | 18,968 | Kanawha, WV | 5,303 | St. Louis, MO | 3,677 |
Washington, VT | 9,363 | Monongalia, WV | 3,640 | Jackson, MO | 2,935 |
Rutland, VT | 6,212 | Berkeley, WV | 1,525 | Greene, MO | 1,679 |
Windsor, VT | 5,959 | Jefferson, WV | 1,334 | Clay, MO | 1,193 |
Windham, VT | 4,906 | Harrison, WV | 1,309 | St. Charles, MO | 1,171 |
Addison, VT | 4,442 | Wood, WV | 1,084 | St. Louis, MO | 1,130 |
Franklin, VT | 3,996 | Cabell, WV | 1,041 | Saline, MO | 942 |
Orange, VT | 3,464 | Marion, WV | 1,033 | Jefferson, MO | 861 |
Lamoille, VT | 3,407 | Putnam, WV | 1,005 | Christian, MO | 551 |
Caledonia, VT | 2,917 | Preston, WV | 787 | Cass, MO | 517 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
Slope, ND | 65 | Petroleum, MT | 151 | Wyoming, WV | 0 |
Billings, ND | 70 | Treasure, MT | 221 | Wood, WV | 0 |
Daggett, UT | 79 | Wibaux, MT | 223 | Wirt, WV | 0 |
Rich, UT | 89 | Golden Valley, MT | 228 | Wetzel, WV | 0 |
Piute, UT | 95 | Slope, ND | 339 | Webster, WV | 0 |
Golden Valley, ND | 127 | Prairie, MT | 347 | Wayne, WV | 0 |
Petroleum, MT | 139 | Liberty, MT | 348 | Upshur, WV | 0 |
Burke, ND | 140 | Daggett, UT | 357 | Tyler, WV | 0 |
Sheridan, ND | 148 | Billings, ND | 424 | Tucker, WV | 0 |
Oliver, ND | 213 | Garfield, MT | 436 | Taylor, WV | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Salt Lake, UT | 166,205 | St. Louis, MO | 119,530 |
Marion, IN | 67,909 | King, WA | 102,649 |
Mecklenburg, NC | 58,943 | New Castle, DE | 88,334 |
Utah, UT | 52,444 | Hillsborough, NH | 87,881 |
Davis, UT | 45,076 | Rockingham, NH | 63,332 |
Wake, NC | 40,097 | Jackson, MO | 49,422 |
Hamilton, IN | 38,015 | Greene, MO | 45,774 |
Weber, UT | 35,598 | St. Charles, MO | 38,404 |
Union, NC | 23,240 | Jefferson, MO | 30,732 |
Cabarrus, NC | 20,753 | St. Louis, MO | 29,422 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Summit, UT | 61.66% | Belknap, NH | 48.20% |
Carbon, UT | 55.70% | Douglas, MO | 45.36% |
Weber, UT | 49.03% | Judith Basin, MT | 44.90% |
Wasatch, UT | 46.67% | Shannon, MO | 44.90% |
Tooele, UT | 46.33% | Chouteau, MT | 44.85% |
Morgan, UT | 45.86% | Hillsborough, NH | 44.79% |
Salt Lake, UT | 45.86% | Dallas, MO | 44.12% |
Beaver, UT | 45.17% | Coos, NH | 43.47% |
Daggett, UT | 43.56% | Pulaski, MO | 42.35% |
Cache, UT | 43.49% | Wright, MO | 42.00% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Wake, NC | 88,220 | Kanawha, WV | -5,550 |
Mecklenburg, NC | 88,085 | Wood, WV | -3,384 |
Marion, IN | 57,833 | Cabell, WV | -2,829 |
Guilford, NC | 40,469 | Mingo, WV | -2,394 |
King, WA | 32,725 | Wayne, WV | -2,314 |
Cumberland, NC | 29,577 | Raleigh, WV | -2,310 |
Forsyth, NC | 25,791 | Boone, WV | -1,858 |
Union, NC | 25,736 | Fayette, WV | -1,647 |
Snohomish, WA | 25,702 | Mercer, WV | -1,469 |
Durham, NC | 25,534 | Marion, WV | -1,421 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Union, NC | 43.22% | Mingo, WV | -22.58% |
Chowan, NC | 42.43% | Clay, WV | -19.51% |
Pitt, NC | 39.78% | Boone, WV | -18.22% |
Hoke, NC | 39.23% | Webster, WV | -17.18% |
Carteret, NC | 38.01% | Burke, ND | -16.91% |
Brunswick, NC | 38.01% | Calhoun, WV | -16.04% |
Pender, NC | 37.61% | Lincoln, WV | -15.95% |
Pasquotank, NC | 33.82% | Sheridan, ND | -14.21% |
Gaston, NC | 32.06% | Steele, ND | -13.90% |
Onslow, NC | 31.62% | Wayne, WV | -13.13% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Democratic | Republican |
Watauga, NC | 48.16% | Windham, VT | 37.26% |
Cedar, MO | 48.22% | Pender, NC | 48.02% |
Switzerland, IN | 48.90% | Musselshell, MT | 48.67% |
Douglas, MO | 48.95% | Alamance, NC | 48.76% |
Mecklenburg, NC | 49.03% | Polk, NC | 48.77% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
Mason, WA | 49.58% | Island, WA | 49.76% | Washington, VT | 29.53% |
Clallam, WA | 49.42% | Skagit, WA | 49.67% | Lamoille, VT | 27.31% |
Warren, MO | 49.07% | Kitsap, WA | 49.26% | Addison, VT | 23.32% |
Clark, WA | 48.99% | Pike, MO | 49.09% | Chittenden, VT | 23.25% |
Cole, MO | 48.98% | McCone, MT | 49.08% | Orange, VT | 23.14% |
Congressional Districts with Highest Percent of VoteDemocratic | Republican | Libertarian |
District 1, WV | 71.47% | District 3, UT | 82.10% | District 1, UT | 0.00% |
District 3, WV | 70.97% | District 1, UT | 81.49% | District 3, NC | 0.00% |
District 1, NC | 69.45% | District 2, UT | 81.45% | District 4, NC | 0.00% |
District 4, NC | 68.66% | At Large, ND | 75.98% | At Large, DE | 0.00% |
At Large, DE | 67.81% | District 5, IN | 75.90% | District 6, NC | 0.00% |